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HR 977 106th Congress House Taxation Checkoff Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to medical research Government trust funds Health Income tax Personal income tax Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Tax returns

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish, and provide a checkoff for, a Biomedical Research Fund, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 4, 1999 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 30, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Mar 4, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 4, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow every individual (other than a nonresident alien) whose adjusted income tax liability for the taxable year is $5 or more to designate that $5 be paid over to the Biomedical Research Fund (a trust fund established by this Act).
What's happening now March 30, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 29, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 977: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish, and provide a checkoff for, a Biomedical Research Fund, and for other purposes.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-977/
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"H.R. 977: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish, and provide a checkoff for, a Biomedical Research Fund, and for other purposes.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-977/.
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H.R. 977, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-977/.
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[H.R. 977: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish, and provide a checkoff for, a Biomedical Research Fund, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-977/)
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